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Ashes, 3rd Test: Steve Smith joins Virat Kohli in the 'freak' category

Australia captain Steve Smith on Saturday became only the second player, after compatriot and former opener Matthew Hayden, to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year for the fourth successive year during Day 3's play of third Ashes Test against England at the WACA, Perth.

Dec 16, 2017, 13:30 PM IST

Ashes, 3rd Test: Aussie captain Steve Smith becomes statistically the 2nd most successful batsman in history

For the record, Smith took 22 innings in 12 matches to hit his first Test hundred, then in the following 86 knocks, he has scored more than 5000 runs at an average of more than 71.

Dec 16, 2017, 12:21 PM IST

List of India's series wins under Virat Kohli

The match, however, witnessed the Lankan team, which was comfortably beaten in the previous match, registering the highest fourth innings total against India in India.

Dec 06, 2017, 17:49 PM IST

Ashes, 2nd Test: Adelaide Oval registers record attendance

However, the record attendance at a sporting event at Adelaide Oval is 62,543 for the SANFL Australian Rules grand final in 1965.

Dec 05, 2017, 14:45 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Cricket world bows to milestone-man Virat Kohli

Sehwag was not the only one to heap praise on India captain. Yesterday, England legends – Kevin Pietersen and Michael Vaughan – hailed Kohli is the best in the world.

Dec 03, 2017, 19:20 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: England legends hail Virat Kohli as world's best

His name is Virat Kohli, and he is here to break batting records. And it's not an overstatement. The India captain is scoring runs at an unmatched rate.

Dec 02, 2017, 23:59 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Virat Kohli becomes 1st captain to score hat-trick of tons in 3-match series

Kohli now has 11 international hundreds in a season -- one less than Sachin Tendulkar's 12.

Dec 02, 2017, 19:21 PM IST

R Ashwin has better fast bowling support than Harbhajan Singh: Matthew Hayden

Hayden had faced Harbhajan in his prime and also watched young Ashwin from close quarters during his days with Chennai Super Kings.

Nov 30, 2017, 15:15 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli equals Brian Lara's record of most double hundreds by a captain

On a record-breaking day, Virat Kohli hit his fifth Test double hundred to equal Brian Lara's long-standing record of most 200s by a captain. (Day 3 - Blog | Scorecard)

Nov 26, 2017, 16:11 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli breaks Ricky Ponting's record of most international centuries in a calendar year

Kohli, 29, reached the landmark with a single off the off the fifth ball of the 119th over, bowled by Suranga Lakmal. This is his fourth hundred against Lanka, and second in two matches.

Nov 26, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

Only Virat Kohli can break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries: Shoaib Akhtar

For Kohli to surpassed Tendulkar's record of hundred international centuries, he will need to play international cricket for a long time. Kohli made his debut in an ODI match against Sri Lanka in August 2008, and is close to completing a decade in international cricket.

Nov 23, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Cheteshwar Pujara becomes third Indian to bat on all 5 days

Jaisimha did it against Australia in 1960, scoring 20* and 74, while Shastri entered the club in 1984 against England scoring 111 and 7*.

Nov 20, 2017, 09:39 AM IST

South African batsman Shane Dadswell hits record 490 in one-day game on his 20th birthday

Shane Dadswell, in his 151-ball knock, hit 57 sixes and 27 fours, and helped his club NWU Pukke post 677/3 against Potch Dorp 1st. In reply, Potch Dorp 1st managed just 290/9.

Nov 19, 2017, 14:18 PM IST

India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI: Virat Kohli hits century in his 200th ODI, breaks Ricky Ponting's record

Kohli is also the 14th Indian to reach the 200 ODI mark.

Oct 22, 2017, 17:05 PM IST

Virat Kohli confident of playing for another 10 years

Forget 10 years, if he plays for another five years, Kohli is almost certain to break most of the batting records.

Sep 09, 2017, 00:35 AM IST

SL vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah registers maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs

Bumrah made his India debut in an ODI match against Australia at Sydeny in 2016. He has so far played 19 ODI matches (including this match) taking 37 wickets.

Aug 27, 2017, 18:26 PM IST